{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shopify Growth Show","title":"Building a \"Bootstrapped Giant\" in DTC, Productized Services, & More with Jesse Pujji (#146)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/13da9f65\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3560,"description":"This week Jim is joined by Jesse Pujji, CEO of GatewayX and co-founder of Growth Assistant, Unbloat, and more.  He has bootstrapped an Agency to $25M in sales, a productized-service to 8-figures, a DTC startup to 7-figures and a SaaS.  He shares his playbook for how to grow a self-funded startup.  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODEWhat is BootstrappingWhere you go wrong as a bootstrapped businessHow Jesse would bootstrap an agency, a DTC company and a SaaS companyHow to work within your zone of geniusHow to leverage your unfair advantageAnd more.  Resources:Jesse Pujji Twitter / XBootstrapped GiantsGatewayXJim Huffman websiteJim's TwitterGrowthHitThe Growth Marketer's Playbook Additional episodes you might enjoy:Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EnGVMNRPAK0fVYR5TKVtLQJoIALKwkn0-wtzIppxgjk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjVj/OGEyY2U1MTRiOTIx/YzRlNzVjNzczMDY2/NjhiNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}